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jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet right here now, wolf. as you know, the candidate is back in boston after last-minute swing today through both pennsylvania and ohio. we are seeing people beginning to trickle in, still an upbeat group, still, you know, big cheer when they won kentucky although they know that's one they were supposed to get. so there's still an air of optimism here. they are looking at the same kind of things we are, although they're getting added reports from their folks at the polls who have been checking, you know, which romney supporters are showing up and which haven't. but they still are feeling pretty good about it here, wolf. >> all right. let's go to jessica. how are they feeling in chicago? >> reporter: hi, wolf. they are liking what they're seeing. it is also quiet still here. the president is at home at his own home in chicago, where he's having dinner with some family and friends. the girls, sasha and malia flew in from the white
jessica yellin with the president in chicago. candy, let's go to you first. >> reporter: it's pretty quiet right here now, wolf. as you know, the candidate is back in boston after last-minute swing today through both pennsylvania and ohio. we are seeing people beginning to trickle in, still an upbeat group, still, you know, big cheer when they won kentucky although they know that's one they were supposed to get. so there's still an air of optimism here. they are looking at the same kind...
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>> jessica yellin, thanks. traveling with the president in cincinnati. >> at the center of the storm of controversy, ohio's secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. >>> if ohio becomes the deciding factor in the presidential race, we could be in for a long legal battle. a controversy is already brewing here over provisional ballots. critics say the new requirements may be aimed at disenfranchising some voters. cnn's joe johns is digging into the ohio ballot controversy. >> in ohio, it was all about provisional ballots. a provisional ballot is a ballot that people have to fill out, if for some reason their right to vote has been challenged. some states like ohio, a voter needs to show identification to vote provisionally. now, the official dispute is about whether the voter or a poll worker fills out the part of the form that indicates what kind of identification was presented. one side
>> jessica yellin, thanks. traveling with the president in cincinnati. >> at the center of the storm of controversy, ohio's secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. >>> if ohio becomes the deciding factor in the presidential race, we could be in for a long legal battle. a controversy is already brewing here over provisional ballots. critics say the...
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jessica yellin is the white house correspondent. lisa is the capitol hill correspondent for cnn radio. ali, you and i have been yelling from the rooftops about the fiscal cliff for months. the election is now out of the way so the rest of the world is beginning to get how serious this is. so people are now aware that deep cuts are coming and economic disaster could happen. no one wants it to happen, but not a whisper about what the deal looks like. are you worried? >> i am worried and i'll tell you why i'm worried. i also thought they'd get the debt ceiling debate done a year ago and they almost brought us to the brink of disaster on that. i'm worried that washington even under remarkable pressure doesn't always do the right thing. i'm not satisfied now that the fiscal cliff is getting the love that it deserves. everybody is talking about it, it's the first order of business. nobody in washington is talking about anything else right now. so i think everybody gets this is very serious. i just want to remind people the u.s. is growing
jessica yellin is the white house correspondent. lisa is the capitol hill correspondent for cnn radio. ali, you and i have been yelling from the rooftops about the fiscal cliff for months. the election is now out of the way so the rest of the world is beginning to get how serious this is. so people are now aware that deep cuts are coming and economic disaster could happen. no one wants it to happen, but not a whisper about what the deal looks like. are you worried? >> i am worried and...
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thanks very much jessica yellin. once the president starts speaking we'll have live coverage of that as well. our campaign coverage continues throughout the weekend. please be sure to join us tomorrow night for a cnn special. count down to election night in america. 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. anderson cooper and i will co-anchor that special. >>> it's one thing that will seal the deal for mitt romney. we have details of an internal memo that has been obtained by cnn. >> our conviction is even vonger --. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. skip-a-year mortgage sweepst
thanks very much jessica yellin. once the president starts speaking we'll have live coverage of that as well. our campaign coverage continues throughout the weekend. please be sure to join us tomorrow night for a cnn special. count down to election night in america. 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. anderson cooper and i will co-anchor that special. >>> it's one thing that will seal the deal for mitt romney. we have details of an internal memo that has been obtained by cnn....
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jessica yellin, cnn, traveling with the president. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> we are keeping watch in the middle east, of course, with the rockets still flying out of hamas-controlled gaza and the israeli missiles, jets, and bombs flying into it. within the past couple hours, israeli forces hit a media complex in gaza city for the second time in two days. over six days of a conflict all too reminiscent of the ground war of 2008. at least 100 palestinians now, that number has gone up recently, and three israelis, have been killed. >>> we have barely let the dust settle from the recent election but it seems like it's already beginning again with the buzz surrounding senator marco rubio of florida. he made a trip to the caucus state of iowa over the weekend which fueled a lot of speculation over his p
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jessica yellin is on the scene for us. go ahead, jessica. they must be pretty excited about pennsylvania. >> reporter: well, this is thrilling for them, obviously, because this was a state the president was determined to hold where mitt romney made a late push to take it away from the president. for them, this is a sign that their campaign is on track to do what they planned to do. there is also something telling in these numbers. according to the sources, the senior campaign officials i have been talking to throughout the day, part of the reason they did well in pennsylvania is because of the high turnout by african-american voters and that is a pattern they said they've seen in a number of states today, and if that holds, it will be a story of this election. they said to date they see that the african-american turnout in pennsylvania, around philadelphia, in their evidence, exceeded what it was in 2008. it's a changing electorate and it could say something about what the president should be doing in a second term if he gets one. that will
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jessica yellin for us this evening, thank you, jessica. one thing is for sure, if congress and the president don't make a deal, everybody's taxes go up next year. >> that's right, but what you may be surprised by is the country's top wage earners and what they pay. tom foreman joins us now with a reality check. >> the simple truth is the white house pushed this notion that not only do the wealthy not pay what they call their fair share, but they have been given bigger breaks over the year. let's go to 1980 and get a sense for this. this is roughly, if you added up all of the taxes, state, local, and federal, this is what you had, below $25,000, 20% of income, $75 to $100,000, and look at this, back in 1980, about half of people making over $450 were taxed about half of what they made. there has been a reduction, down here in the lowest level, a 1% reduction. up here, only a 3% reduction. up here, a 4% reduction. but when you get to the top level, there is a 7% reduction. now, this is all in your interpretation. the white house wants to say
jessica yellin for us this evening, thank you, jessica. one thing is for sure, if congress and the president don't make a deal, everybody's taxes go up next year. >> that's right, but what you may be surprised by is the country's top wage earners and what they pay. tom foreman joins us now with a reality check. >> the simple truth is the white house pushed this notion that not only do the wealthy not pay what they call their fair share, but they have been given bigger breaks over...
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jessica yellin, appreciate that. let's bring in from jerusalem, spokesperson for the israeli government and for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we were hearing air raid sirens that were going off right behind you just a few moments ago. can you tell me about that? >> i am stuck in the chair here in your studio so i haven't got more information to share with you except to say that the sirens have stopped and it appears live's gone back to normal. but the mere thakt that hamas shoots a rocket at jerusalem it says more about them than it does about anything else. shoot a rocket at this city, a city that's got jewish neighborhoods, that's got arab neighborhoods, that's got holy sites on all three banks, what does that say about them? they could just as easily hit anyone, anything. it really shows they have no sense of common decency of human values. >> and i have to note that wolf blitzer just tweeted that hamas rockets just fell in beer sheba and there are casualties. that is where he is reporting from. you heard jes
jessica yellin, appreciate that. let's bring in from jerusalem, spokesperson for the israeli government and for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we were hearing air raid sirens that were going off right behind you just a few moments ago. can you tell me about that? >> i am stuck in the chair here in your studio so i haven't got more information to share with you except to say that the sirens have stopped and it appears live's gone back to normal. but the mere thakt that hamas shoots a...
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our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will talk about this, and you bring up a very good point now. during the second term campaign, but she's been pretty clear, right, on his stance regarding the fiscal cliff and his obama line. tell us what it is. >> that's right, suzanne. he has laid out that his negotiating terms include the following. he is willing to compromise and raise some revenue by altering some parts of medicare and medicaid on entitlement reforms. he is also insistent that some revenue be raised by changing the tax rates. you know, those bush tax cuts expire at the end of this year, and he has said that the wealthiest americans must pay more. we've heard it on the campaign trail over and over. one thing he has hit is that those who make $250,000 and more must pay more. maybe he'll move that number. who knows. he did say quite clearly the white house has that they would veto any bill that does not include a tax increase for the wealthiest americans, suzanne. >> jessica, we heard boehner, john boehner, actually within the last 30 minutes or so talking about tha
our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin will talk about this, and you bring up a very good point now. during the second term campaign, but she's been pretty clear, right, on his stance regarding the fiscal cliff and his obama line. tell us what it is. >> that's right, suzanne. he has laid out that his negotiating terms include the following. he is willing to compromise and raise some revenue by altering some parts of medicare and medicaid on entitlement reforms. he is also...
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jessica yellin, thank you. we will have more on the story and we will talk to suzanne kelly for a couple more questions. again, david, general petraeus stepping down as the chief of the cia. stay top of mind with customers? from deals that bring them in with an offer... to social media promotions that turn fans into customers... to events that engage and create buzz... to e-mails that keep loyal customers coming back, our easy-to-use tools will keep you in front of your customers. see what's right for you at constantcontact.com/try. >>> i want you to know before we talk economy again we are working a breaking news story the head of the cia general petraeus has now resigned. the president just this afternoon over a phone call accepted his resignation. we will push the foyer story forward in a moment but first the other big story of the day, our nation's speeding toward what is known as a fiscal cliff. the nasty combination of steep tax hikes and budget cuts that could affect om almost all of us in a matter of we
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>> jessica yellin traveling with the president. thanks. >>> at the center of a storm of controversy, ohio's republican secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. >>> if ohio becomes the deciding factor in the presidential race, we'rwith questions fromtump sombing elections.kies do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, using the bing news selector you can find news from whichever way you lean. (together) social on this side, financial. which party is currently predicted to win a majority in the senate? the republicans? would you make a bet on that? no. are you chicken? introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. you walk into a conventional mattre
>> jessica yellin traveling with the president. thanks. >>> at the center of a storm of controversy, ohio's republican secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. >>> if ohio becomes the deciding factor in the presidential race, we'rwith questions fromtump sombing elections.kies do you know where your polling place is? maybe somewhere around my...
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>> jessica yellin traveling with the president. thanks. >>> at the center of a storm of controversy, ohio's republican secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes,
>> jessica yellin traveling with the president. thanks. >>> at the center of a storm of controversy, ohio's republican secretary of state came to this program to explain himself. he addresses claims by some democrats that his office has been trying to disenfranchise voters. that's next. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink....
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more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the presidential helicopter to view the storm ravaged coast, the fema director can be ellier right now. >> and walking the neighborhood among the hardest hit. among the surprises? a president not known for displaying affect certainly did it this way. >> we'll help you get it all together, all right? i promise, promise. you're going to be okay. >> and governor chris christie, one of mitt romney's top campaign attack dogs. >> give me a plane ticket back to chicago, you've earned. >> reporter: went out of his way to burnish president obama's leadership credentials. >> he sprung into action immediately while we were in the cars riding together. this is our sixth conversation since the weekend, and it's -
more on that from jessica yellin. >> reporter: unexpected political bedfellows. >> i can't thank the president enough for personal concern and compassion for the people of our state. >> reporter: president obama returned the favor. >> he put his heart and soul to making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. >> reporter: owe became kra and christie, on board the presidential helicopter to view the storm ravaged coast, the fema director...
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jessica yellin, cnn, the white house. >> i'm here with the hoboken mayor dawn zimmer. what a difference a day makes. last night the national guard hadn't yet arrived and here's what she said last night. >> i'm asking for the national guard to come in. we are desperate for the national guard to come in. we need specialized equipment to get to people and evacuate those that haven't been evacuated. i have been ask canning them. there's a chain of command. >> what are you hearing. >> they are coming, they are coming but they are not here. >> that was last night. we aired that at 8:00. shortly after you got word that the national guard was coming. they arrived at 1:00 a.m. how are things today. >> we appreciate governor christie working to make sure the national guard came in and actually got a call from the white house and really appreciate -- there is some miscommunications that happened but president obama is really focused on making sure if there is a miscommunication he wants to know about it. really appreciate that we have the option now to reach out and if we need ad
jessica yellin, cnn, the white house. >> i'm here with the hoboken mayor dawn zimmer. what a difference a day makes. last night the national guard hadn't yet arrived and here's what she said last night. >> i'm asking for the national guard to come in. we are desperate for the national guard to come in. we need specialized equipment to get to people and evacuate those that haven't been evacuated. i have been ask canning them. there's a chain of command. >> what are you hearing....
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jessica yellin is there for us tonight. big crowd behind you in iowa. the president is wrapping up his campaign. even though there are only six electoral votes in the state, but for him, it's where he battled it out against hillary clinton. >> it is, anderson. the fact that he's ending his campaign here is meaningful strategically and symbolically. those votes could make the difference between having a second term and becoming a one-term president. this is a state in which he has an extensive ground operation and in which they have mobilized the early vote, almost like no other. they have an extreme advantage with the early vote here, and they almost say it's beyond governor romney's reach tomorrow, he would have to break history in order to win it. this has been from the obama campaign. there's real history here, you'll recall after that historic caucus in the year 2008, it's where president obama first said this day would never come. that's when he started talking about ending politics as we know it in washington et cetera. it's coming back to where i
jessica yellin is there for us tonight. big crowd behind you in iowa. the president is wrapping up his campaign. even though there are only six electoral votes in the state, but for him, it's where he battled it out against hillary clinton. >> it is, anderson. the fact that he's ending his campaign here is meaningful strategically and symbolically. those votes could make the difference between having a second term and becoming a one-term president. this is a state in which he has an...
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thanks so much, jessica yellin, at the white house. >>> all right, up next, how president obama responded to questions over whether the scandal involving david petraeus may have impacted national security. >>> plus, we're now hearing that petraeus will testify about the attack in benghazi after all. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. then you may be looking for help in choosing the right plan for your needs. so don't wait. call now. whatever your health coverage needs, unitedhealthcare can help you find the right plan. open enrollment to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so now is the best time to review your options and enroll in a plan. medicare has tw
thanks so much, jessica yellin, at the white house. >>> all right, up next, how president obama responded to questions over whether the scandal involving david petraeus may have impacted national security. >>> plus, we're now hearing that petraeus will testify about the attack in benghazi after all. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter too? what? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who...
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if jessica yellin's reporting is accurate, and i think it is, he will ask. when he passed the recovery act, he passed it on and went on to the next thing. he should have toured the country. gone to sites where they were fixing roads and bridges. take it on the road. >> what he said, one of his giving biggest failures was not telling the story. and i think what does that mean that he will take it on the road? he recognizes we are a divide country today. that he is going to try -- >> reagan did that with his general. >> we have to take a break. >> i'm not sure it will be that easy to go on the road now. i think it is critically important -- >> he has a point. >> i think he needs to spend time with his own party in washington. he needs to spend time with the republicans in washington. >> he does not like that. >> if he's going to get there, i think he has to do both. i don't think he can do one at the expense of the other the democrats are holding on to control the senate. we'll look at the priorities of washington going forward and whether partisan grid lock w
if jessica yellin's reporting is accurate, and i think it is, he will ask. when he passed the recovery act, he passed it on and went on to the next thing. he should have toured the country. gone to sites where they were fixing roads and bridges. take it on the road. >> what he said, one of his giving biggest failures was not telling the story. and i think what does that mean that he will take it on the road? he recognizes we are a divide country today. that he is going to try -- >>...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that got word napolitano is going to visit staten island. the secretary will tour the area with the fema director. we're learning more and more about lives that were lost, the faces and names of the tragedy, the lives they led. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. [ man ] hello!!!! hello!!!! [ all ] ohh! that is crazy! are you kidding me? let me see! oh! what! that's insane! noooo! mr. woodson? oh hello! hello! [ whistles ] hello! [ all ] hello! [ coach ] caleb, i've got someone i want you to meet. hello. [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. covering 3,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. rethink possible. covering 3,000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a qu
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cnn's jessica yellin is traveling with the president in phnom penh. jessica, a temporary hold on a possible ground assault. in gaza. that must be welcome news for the secretary of state as she heads there. i'm sure she did not want to have that going on while she is there. but what's the goal of her mission there as far as you've been told? >> well, the goal is for them to try to reach some kind of, well they're not saying, but she is hoping to achieve a cease-fire while she's there. but it is their goal to get some kind of a peace through shuttle diplomacy, and through some of her work through the president's work, and he has also been consulting with his chief national security adviser who's been on this trip throughout asia, and has also been talking to his counterparts in the middle east during this trip. now, i can tell you that the secretary of state trip came about this morning after president obama had late-night phone calls with president mursi of egypt, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and then a second phone call at 2:30 in the morni
cnn's jessica yellin is traveling with the president in phnom penh. jessica, a temporary hold on a possible ground assault. in gaza. that must be welcome news for the secretary of state as she heads there. i'm sure she did not want to have that going on while she is there. but what's the goal of her mission there as far as you've been told? >> well, the goal is for them to try to reach some kind of, well they're not saying, but she is hoping to achieve a cease-fire while she's there. but...
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let's go to jessica yellin right now. chief white house correspondent watching all of this unfold in chicago. jessica. >> well, the euphoria in the room is evident. these people have worked hard for the president, everyone in this room was in one way or another a volunteer for the campaign. this was a very different kind of campaign from 2008 what is not different is the kind of coalition the president put together to re-elect him. a very different vision and makeup of america that is diverse, that is heavily latino, african-american, relied on single women and where the president played heavily to their interests. and this is a kind of coalition the president made clear. he was interested in appealing to, and it's a lesson that the republican party will learn from. i had also point out, wolf, that the president did make some explicit promises about what he would do in a second term. cutting the deficit and not extending the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans, among others. >> jessica hold on for a moment. i want to li
let's go to jessica yellin right now. chief white house correspondent watching all of this unfold in chicago. jessica. >> well, the euphoria in the room is evident. these people have worked hard for the president, everyone in this room was in one way or another a volunteer for the campaign. this was a very different kind of campaign from 2008 what is not different is the kind of coalition the president put together to re-elect him. a very different vision and makeup of america that is...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. as we mentioned, people have been expressing a lot of frustration and the federal response, secretary napolitano will tour the area. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. we are learning more and more about the lives lost. the lives they lived. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. >>> so many people here in new york and new jersey and throughout the northeast have lost everything, others are still without power or having a lot of trouble getting around and waiting in long lines for gas. for some families, the toll that sandy took is much higher. at least 157 people were killed in this storm. 88 of them here in the united states. tonight we remember all of those who died. we want to take a minute just to ge
guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. as we mentioned, people have been expressing a lot of frustration and the federal response, secretary napolitano will tour the area. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. we are learning more...
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. >> let's go to jessica yellin, who has been following president obama today. jessica, how would you describe the mood in the president's camp? clearly there's not that kind of huge euphoria we saw four years ago but that doesn't necessarily mean his vote won't come out and re-elect him, but are they confident or are they nervous? >> hi, piers. they are confident. what they argue is that they have data on their side. as candy says, they have -- it's a different universe. they point to the early vote in state after state coming out in a larger number for president obama than for governor romney and that polls showing that the president has the slightest but meaningful edge over governor romney. now, obviously as candy says, there is a counter to every point the obama team makes but they say that their models show the president will win tomorrow, plus they argue they have the ground game and they have this. behind me, piers, is a crowd of people that they say are part of the crowd that helped elect him four years ago back in iowa, where it all started when the pr
. >> let's go to jessica yellin, who has been following president obama today. jessica, how would you describe the mood in the president's camp? clearly there's not that kind of huge euphoria we saw four years ago but that doesn't necessarily mean his vote won't come out and re-elect him, but are they confident or are they nervous? >> hi, piers. they are confident. what they argue is that they have data on their side. as candy says, they have -- it's a different universe. they point...
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jessica yellin in chicago with the obama campaign skpaand cand crowley in boston with the romney campaign. first we start with jessica. jessica? >> reporter: hi, anderson. well, obama campaign officials so far say they like what they're seeing. they're seeing absolutely no surprises the in the data, and they were expecting turnout to be good for them, so they are happy. what they see so far is no surge for governor romney, they say, and they see that both florida and north carolina are dead heats. that's what they tell us, of course, you have to factor in pro-obama spin, that's coming from obama aides, but dead heats in florida and north carolina, positive for the president, because going in, those states saw polling, advantage governor romney. now, just before i spoke to you, i interviewed one of the president's top campaign aides, stephanie cutter, and i asked her the president's mood today. this is what she had to say. >> he'ser serene, he's calm, h excited. we had an amazing rally last night, in des moines. very emotional. this is his last campaign, that was his last campaign event. h
jessica yellin in chicago with the obama campaign skpaand cand crowley in boston with the romney campaign. first we start with jessica. jessica? >> reporter: hi, anderson. well, obama campaign officials so far say they like what they're seeing. they're seeing absolutely no surprises the in the data, and they were expecting turnout to be good for them, so they are happy. what they see so far is no surge for governor romney, they say, and they see that both florida and north carolina are...
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jessica yellin is our chief white house correspondent. the president has been meeting with people the past few days and trying to figure out what concessions he would make. what do you think is reasonable? what's he thinking, jessica? >> reporter: hey, erin. well, in terms of what the democrats are willing to offer, there would be some willingness to alter entitlements and the packages that are offered to the wealthiest americans in medicare, for example. but in terms of revenue, they are looking for republicans to make the concessions. the president just met with progressives here at the white house today and reiterated his position that families making $250,000 and more must see their taxes go up. he told the group, according to multiple people i talked to inside that meeting he couldn't have been clearer on the campaign trail, that americans want to see this change, and that he's not going to move off that position. so when it comes to changing the revenue formula, it seems like democrats are really looking for republicans to give. rig
jessica yellin is our chief white house correspondent. the president has been meeting with people the past few days and trying to figure out what concessions he would make. what do you think is reasonable? what's he thinking, jessica? >> reporter: hey, erin. well, in terms of what the democrats are willing to offer, there would be some willingness to alter entitlements and the packages that are offered to the wealthiest americans in medicare, for example. but in terms of revenue, they are...
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guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. people expressing a lot of concern about the response. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. some of them we're learning more and more about some of those whose lives were lost, and the faces and names of this tragedy. the lives they lady. we'll remember them and pay tribute to their lives that ended suddenly when sandy struck. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investmen
guess what, we just don't know. >> john king, jessica yellin. thanks. >>> we were reporting earlier on the broadcast about the lack of attention staten island has been getting. we got breaking news. we just got word that janet napolitano is going to visit staten island tomorrow. people expressing a lot of concern about the response. still ahead, we remember the victims of the storm. some of them we're learning more and more about some of those whose lives were lost, and the faces...